First, thanks to all of you for bearing with me yesterday.
I was a whiny baby and somebody should have called a waaaaahmbulance. So, I can't run for two weeks. It's not like I lost a foot and can never walk again.
I appreciate every one's encouragement. I felt like if I would have been around some of you in person yesterday you would have smacked me across the face and told me to snap out of it (and rightly so). I was definitely not out fishing for compliments but they came and made me feel better.
I did some weight training, stretching, and ab/core training as well as about 15 minutes of Tae Bo (upper body only). I learned a few new variations of crunches and I know I'll be hurting at work today (cleaning with my friend again).
My heart rate never got over 85 but my arms and abs felt the burn and I'll take it.
OK, OK, I agree - enough about yesterday...
Training starts on Monday!
Who's doing it?
I need names people! I need to know!
Since I am not allowed to run for the next two weeks I need to live through you all. Will someone please run for me? Please????????
For those of you who need a little incentive ($$$$) I am happy to announce a new contest ...
The distance between my house and the starting line of the Flint Journal Catch Your Breath 5K is a little over 430 miles.
Let's see who can walk/jog their way!
Participants will start out in Louisville, Kentucky. For every day that you train, you will move 18 miles closer to the starting line in Flint, Michigan.
(Why 18 miles? 430 miles / 24 potential training days = almost 18)
The training guide calls for you to get in three days a week for eight weeks.
You are encouraged to exercise more than three days a week, but I will only count three days.
The person closest to the starting line on the Friday before the race will be the winner. The winner will receive a Subway gift card!
If more than one person makes it all the way to the finish line then more than one person will receive a gift card!
As a reminder...
Week One requires you to pick three days in which you will train for twenty minutes. On those days you will walk for FOUR minutes and jog for ONE minutes. You will repeat that FOUR TIMES.
*short side story*
Ori started t-ball last night!! Her and her BFF Elena were so cute. There was one point Coach Troy was trying to explain to them how to get down and be ready for the ball and Ori totally looked like she was doing the Cha Cha Slide -
"Hands on your knees! Hands on your knees!"
Their first game is Saturday!
My first co-ed league game is tonight! I am tres tres nervous!
Daily and Weekend Challenge:
Register for the race! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!
If you can't make it - find a race on Active.com and register!
5 comments:
Hi Michelle:
This is Rena'-Michele Bergquist's sister. I will be in your race, not sure how this blog stuff works but I wanted to let you know that I joined the "Official Crim 15 week Crim training" Program. I have never run or even walked before and starting this at the good ole age of 47. I have now been doing this training for a week and half. Last week I walked/run (very little running) mostly fast walking at 2 miles a day. I did it 5 days last week. This week we started at 3 miles. My , how tough it has been. Just as a bit of history on me. I used to be thin many years ago but as age has crept up I have slowly gained the weight. For the last year and 4 months I dedicated myself to 3 days of kick boxing and lost 10 lbs. I felt fitter than I ever had but when I saw my recent weding pictures I became very deflated because I thought, dam, where did all that hard work go? I looked fat in my eyes. So when the Crim came up I thought I would switch gears and try something different. Anyway, enough of me. I am behind you and my sister 150% and am right there with you trying to get healthier....Lets all meet at the starting line on July 12th. That will be my first race too....Talk to you soon. Keep you chin up and do some cross training for the next 2 weeks. You wil be on your feet agian before you know it.
I just registered! Thanks for the link so I didn't have to go searching for it.
Glad you're feeling better now. Today's a new day!
I love love love hearing about Ori in t-ball! Please post pictures when you can! Sounds SO cute.
What an exciting contest/challenge! I plan on training but don't have a set schedule. Something like Mon, Wed, and Fri. I'll be reporting back to you because I do need some accountability. Guess I'll need to start wearing a watch to track my progress! I'm excited!
By the way, thanks for bearing with me yesterday and for your words of prayer. I cried when reading your prayer- you knew JUST what to say. Thank you.
well I am officially registered for the july 12 th race also. My training is gonna start out pretty slow as my recent surgery prevents anything too crazy but I have started walking this week, everynight with my dog Porter. I figured he needs to get in shape with me.
I am looking forward to the race it is what I am gonna focus on for the next couple months to help me with my food addiction.
Love ya, MEchele
I will be training with ya'll, even if my butt wont be able to make it to the race!!!! I weighed in for the Biggest Loser contest yesterday and when I looked at the scale, I was NOT happy. It said I was 4 pounds heavier than last Thursday. I avoided all the bad foods while we were gone too and worked out in the fitness room ALL 3 days and had nothing to show for it. I felt like I should have just pigged out while I was there. They took us to a restuarant called DoMo (Japenese steakhouse) where they cook the food in front of you. I settled on the chicken combination, which included veggies, chicken, noodles, rice, soup, salad and ice cream. I didn't eat all my chicken, but all my veggies, not my rice, hardly any of my noodles, part of my soup, most of my salad and I even turned down the offer of alcoholic beverages and still I did bad. I just don't know what to do anymore, my body is at a standstill teetering in the 200's. I just can't get under 200 anymore!! I'm thinking of joining the crim training group with a few people here at work, but its $130! Yuck. I hope you feel better today about not being able to run. I think you'll do great without having to use your legs, look how great you were doing with crunches, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
Girl, count me in the contest!! Yippee, new contest!! I = happy!
See you tommorow!!
Susan
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